The remnants of the Khitan have withdrawn to the Taoyuan area, and the Western Qin Dynasty envoy Gao Junyang's troops are focusing on defense in the western section of the Qinling Mountains. The Wuzhou fortresses, which are the key points of the Qishan Road, are separated by the entire Min Mountain - Shihai and Saluhe.
They thought they were far enough away from the main battlefield between the Red Husbands and Dai Viet, and they didn't think that Xu Huai would have much involvement with them when he stayed in Beijing and Xiang to resist the Red Husbands from going south.
In fact, after occupying the valley along the Daxia River in southern Hezhou, the cavalry of the Chihu Longxi Capital Administrative Office showed no signs of continuing to sweep southward. Instead, they temporarily stopped their troops at Xiqing Mountain and north of Minshan Mountain.
Under this situation, Shi Hai, Saluhe and others all advocated that they continue to evacuate to the southwest Tibetan area to further distance themselves from the Chihu troops in Longxi and Hexi.
They thought that at least the remaining Khitan troops would be safe until the battle between Dai Viet and the Red Husbands...
"Whether the Chihu people will send a partial force to go south via Taoyuan and attack Dali and the Nanzhao countries in a detour of thousands of miles will depend on how much resistance they will encounter in Ruying," Zhang Xiong???
Shan said, "If they attack Ruying again next year and only encounter a slight setback, or if they successfully tear apart our defense line in Ruying, of course they will not
It is necessary to abandon the near and seek the far, and take the huge risk of detouring thousands of miles to go to the southwest of Vietnam to open up a new battlefield. However, the defense line of the Beijing-Xiang Production Department in Ruying is so tenacious that it is so strong that the Red Guards despair?"
Hearing what Zhang Xiongshan said, Shi Hai, Sa Luhe and others fell silent.
At this time, they also understood that the purpose of Zhang Xiongshan's trip was to persuade them to lead the remnant Khitan troops to stay in the Minshan or Xiqingshan areas to prevent the possibility of Chihu's partial army going south via Taoyuan.
After the Chihu people conquered Dangxiang, their military strength reached its peak. Perhaps there was no army in history that was stronger than the Chihu people at this time.
The problem is that the Red Husbands are inferior to the naval forces, and the Qinling Mountains on the western front are full of mountains and obstacles. It will not be difficult for the Red Husbands to capture Qinzhou, Qizhou, Lantian, and Ziwu Valley, but it will be difficult for the Red Husbands to break through the defense line advancing into Sichuan and Shu in a short period of time.
At that time, they will have to gather their troops to the north of Rucai again. Can they really easily tear apart the Jingxiang Production Department's defense line in Rucai from the middle?
If the Chihu people were unable to tear open the defense lines advancing into Jianghuai, Jinghu and Sichuan from the front, they would definitely not think of finding another way to go south via Taoyuan and other places with a partial army, and then detour thousands of miles into Dali, Nanzhao and other countries.
, opening up a new battlefield from the southwest of Dai Viet?
Shi Hai and Sa Luhe suddenly realized that they could not have such confidence.
In fact, this is a confidence that one should never have.
At the beginning of the feud between the Chihu people and the Khitan, the two sides fought frequently in the grasslands and deserts south of the Xianbei Mountains.
In the early years, the Chihu people could not get much advantage on the battlefield south of the Daxianbei Mountains, so they spared no effort and chose to cross the Daxianbei Mountains covered by vast forests from the north, constantly attacking the northern areas of Khitan's defenseless area from the flanks.
For more than ten years, the Khitan was forced to invest a large amount of resources and troops in the depths of the vast Xianbei Mountains to build a defense line. In the end, due to excessive consumption, the Chihu people established a strategic advantage.
When the Chihu people attacked Dangxiang, the two sides initially fought on the frontal battlefield at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain. The front of the Chihu people was also blocked by the many fortified cities built by the Dangxiang people on the north bank of the Yellow River over the past hundred years.
The Chihu people's choice at this time was to have the eldest prince Kuosa station troops in Yinshan to attract the main force of the Dangxiang people, and to have the fourth prince Kusigu divide his troops and march westward, first sweeping through all the tribes in the Western Regions that were vassaling the Dangxiang people and cutting off the wings of the Dangxiang people.
Then they attacked the Yanjian Military Division and other places in Heishui Town where Dangxiang's defenses were empty. Finally, together with the two armies of the eldest prince Kuosa's tribe, they attacked the city of Xingqing Mansion, the capital of the Dangxiang people.
When the Chihu people conquered the Khitans and Dangxiang, was it not a grand detour strategy?
How confident do they have that if the Chihu people's attack on the Southern Dynasty is blocked by the frontal battlefield, they will not detach a partial division to go south through Taoyuan, and detour thousands of miles to attack Dali, Nanzhao and other subordinate countries of Vietnam in the southwest?
This is absolutely bound to happen.
Shi Hai, Sa Luhe and others suppressed the shock in their hearts and looked at Xiao Linshi. However, seeing Xiao Linshi's calm expression, they realized that Xiao Shuai had already thought of this possibility.
They couldn't help but reflect on whether they had been unaware of this. Is it because they had fantasies, or had they never thought about the deep suspicion between Xu Huai and the royal court of Dayue. Even relying on Jingxiang and Jingxiang could not prevent the Chihu people from following you again.
Cai breaks in?
Can Xu Huai hold on?
If Jingxiang is defended, the Chihu people will eventually send a partial force south out of Taoyuan. Where should the remnants of the Khitan retreat south to truly avoid the Chihu people?
Bingfeng?
As they evacuated all the way to the southwest, they would inevitably have fierce conflicts with the Tibetan tribes.
Just like their previous attempt to occupy the Taoyuan area, there was no way they could expel Tubo Duosi Mabu out of harmonious harmony.
However, instead of evacuating to the south, is it a good choice to stay at Minshan or Xiqingshan?
Minshan Mountain, the open river valley to the north of Xiqing Mountain, is the most suitable place for the remnants of the Khitan to live and breed. At this time, they are all directly threatened by the soldiers of the Chihu Longxidu General Administration.
In addition, the Taoyuan River Valley between Minshan Mountain and Xiqingshan Mountain is narrow, and to the south is a barren plateau that is cold all year round and rolling mountains. There is far less grassland to support nearly 100,000 people and millions of livestock.
resource……
Xiao Linshi didn't say anything. He sat behind the case and opened the secret letter sent by Xu Huai. After reading it for a while, he asked Zhang Xiongshan: "Are there indeed more than a hundred craftsmen unions left in the team that came this time?"
"Yes, you have considered that the next contact with Xiao Shuai may be cut off by the Red Husbands for a long time, and there is no way to continue to send the armor and iron weapons from Jingxiang to Xiao Shuai.
In our hands, we can only assign some of the craftsmen to Xiao Shuai for use at this time," Zhang Xiongshan said. "These more than a hundred craftsmen know the method of finding veins and mining, as well as the methods of iron smelting and armor forging. Xiao
The commander-in-chief selects a group of Khitan disciples, and after they have mastered the mining and smelting methods, he can then find a way to bring these craftsmen back to their hometowns..."
Shi Hai, Saruhe and others were surprised and fell silent again:
Chushan now gives them more than a hundred craftsmen. If they really want to mine, smelt iron, and cast armor, they must take root in one place. But if they don't accept this "gift", they won't have a steady stream of money.
The complement of armored soldiers is less than 100,000 clansmen. How can they survive and reproduce surrounded by enemies, instead of being completely consumed in the end?
Of course, according to their ideas, these craftsmen still have to stay, but they can decide by themselves whether to stay or leave in the end, and there is no need to give Chushan any commitment at this time.
Shi Hai, Sa Luhe thought so, but Wu Sanrong was an honest man. He looked at Xiao Linshi and said: "If the hundreds of craftsmen are good, they can go into Minshan to mine and smelt iron, but there are too few meadows in Minshan to accommodate them."
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Although Zhang Xiongshan is an old Khitan general, he and Chen Zixiao have been in Chushan for too long, and they are here to represent Chushan's position at this time.
Shi Hai winked at Wu Sanrong and asked him not to discuss the matter in front of Zhang Xiongshan.
"Marquis Xu has no intention of asking us to defend Minshan, but wants us to retreat to Dali first."
Only then did Xiao Linshi read Xu Huai's secret letter, handed it to Shi Hai and the others, and said,
"The journey south from Taoyuan is too difficult, and the Chihu people will not make this choice easily - the Chihu people will still try Qinling first, and then Rucai. This will probably give us two to three years to go south.
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Seeing that Xu Huai actually suggested that they retreat to Dali first, Shi Hai was stunned for a moment, then agreed:
"We have not had the chance to withdraw into Sichuan and Shu before. In addition to the suspicion of the Southern Dynasty monarchs and ministers towards us, the more important thing is that Gao Junyang does not really need us to withdraw to Sichuan and Shu to assist in the defense. However, if the Chihu people pass through Tao with a partial force three or four years later,
The source is moving south, but the Southern Dynasty has no strong troops to guard the southwest. If we say no, we will accept our withdrawal to Guizhou and other places..."
After all, the remnants of the Khitan are too weak now and are not qualified to fall out with Gao Junyang. Shi Hai thought to himself, if they can retreat to the pleasant climate of Dali and Nanzhao, if the Chihu people do not go south, they will come to occupy the magpie's nest.
so what?
In Shi Hai's opinion, at this time, all the tribes in the Western Regions near Qingtang, Blackwater and farther west had been conquered by the Chihu people, blocking their way to the west. In addition to the increasingly dangerous living environment going southwest, there were also
To face the bloody conflict with the Tubo tribes, it might be better to retreat south to Dali and Nanzhao than to stick to Minshan...
Xiao Linshi smiled bitterly and said: "The journey south is difficult and not easy - but time is too tight, so there is no need to make a decision today. It's a rare trip back to Xiongshan. Let's have a few more drinks with you."
No matter which direction, they have already sent out many groups of advance troops to explore the road and set up outposts.
All the way south from Taoyuan are snow-capped mountains and swampy grassy beaches. The air is thin and the journey is unimaginably arduous.
There are less than 100,000 remaining Khitan troops following them, and most of them are old, weak, children, and women. Even if they try their best to avoid bloody conflicts with the indigenous tribes along the way, how many people can support the whole journey?
Xiao Linshi has always regarded himself as a brave and courageous person throughout his life. Even if his rationality told him that going south was the best choice, he still couldn't make the decision lightly when he thought of the difficulty of the journey.
Zhang Xiongshan came here this time and was only responsible for delivering the secret letter to tell the truth about what happened in Jianghuai and Jinghu in the past year. However, he had no intention of lobbying for what decision the remnants of the Khitan would make in the end.
Zhang Xiongshan took out another book wrapped in tung oil cloth, handed it to Xiao Yanhan, who had been sitting silently at the table, and said: "I will practice martial arts and write down my experiences in my spare time. This time Xiongshan set off from Biyang to make you
I stayed up for several nights and compiled this "Fu Python Boxing Sutra" by myself, and specifically asked Xiongshan to bring it to the princess - the princess thought it was appropriate for the young prince to practice it!"
"Hmm..." Xiao Yanhan took the boxing sutra in a panic.
Wu Sanrong also thought about borrowing the Boxing Sutra for a look, but Xiao Linshi sighed softly. He saw Shi Hai, Sa Luhe and others looked hesitant and strange, knowing Xu Huai's attitude in this Boxing Sutra.
